Emma Raducanu is preparing for all-star doubles team with Carlos Alcaraz by teaming with another Grand Slam champion at the Washington Open.
Alcaraz and Raducanu will make their US Open debut as a doubles team at the brand-new Mixed Doubles Championship.
Much has been made of Alcaraz and Raducanu’s relationship, and fans are eager to see them in action at the US Open.
However, the British star is set to team with another Grand Slam champion before pairing with Alcaraz in New York.
Emma Raducanu will team with Elena Rybakina at the Washington Open
Ahead of her much-anticipated debut with Alcaraz, Raducanu has picked another all-star doubles partner for her hard court debut.
The British star is set to play doubles with 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina at the WTA 500 event in Washington.
The pair will play fellow Brit Olivia Nicholls and Tereza Mihalíková as they fill out an incredibly star-studded field.
Venus Williams is also set to play the doubles event, teaming with former World No. 48 Hailey Baptiste. They play Eugenie Bouchard and Clervie Ngounoue in the first round.
Raducanu will also play in the singles draw as she prepares for the US Open at the end of August. She plays Marta Kostyuk in her opening round clash.
Nick Kyrgios shares three-word reaction to Emma Raducanu and Elena Rybakina team
Two Grand Slam champions joining forces for the Washington event was bound to make headlines, and Nick Kyrgios has given the all-star team his seal of approval.
On the announcement of the Britain-Kazakhstan collaboration, the former Wimbledon finalist took to social media to celebrate the new foundation.
“What a team!”, the former World No. 13 simply wrote underneath the official post from the Mubadala Citi DC Open.
Kyrgios is set to play in the men’s doubles draw in Washington, forming a team with veteran Gael Monfils. The two men play Hugo Nys and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in the first round.